Other Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Other Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

13. Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities are summarized in the following table.

	Balance at July 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Allowance for project disallowances	$	1,819	$	2,243
Other		1,626		1,688
Total other accrued liabilities	$	3,445	$	3,931

Activity within the allowance for project disallowances is summarized in the following table.

	Fiscal Year Ended July 31,
	2016			2015			2014
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,243		$	2,393		$	2,663
Reduction of reserves recorded in prior fiscal years		(424	)		(150	)		(300	)
Net change during the period, recorded as a transfer of reserves from allowance for doubtful accounts and contract adjustments		---			---			30
Balance at end of period	$	1,819		$	2,243		$	2,393

The reductions in the allowance for project disallowances during fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, which were recorded as additions to revenue, net on the consolidated statements of operations, resulted from settlements of allowances recorded in prior fiscal years.  The settlements resulted in cash payments of less than $0.1 million during fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014.